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Malaysia deploys military veterans to combat school bullying

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Malaysia is deploying military veterans as wardens in its Mara Junior Science Colleges to combat school bullying. The initiative, starting with 16 veterans at eight schools, aims to create a zero-tolerance environment for bullying, with a strict "you touch, you go" policy for offenders. This measure follows a recent incident where six students faced expulsion for allegedly bullying a 14-year-old. AI

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Malaysia deploys military veterans to combat school bullying

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Iman Muttaqin Yusof ·

    Malaysia enlists military veterans to boot bullies out of schools: ‘you touch, you go’

    Malaysia will deploy military veterans as full-time hostel wardens at a group of elite boarding schools from Wednesday, in a new push to curb bullying after a series of abuse cases stirred widespread public anger over student safety. The first 16 former Malaysian Armed Forces per…

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